Shanti Akasapu, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Covington, LA
Shanti Akasapu, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1912357005, issued on Jun 20, 2016. Check the license (Louisiana 322964, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shanti Akasapu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 322964 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 130 Lakeview Cir, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 892-6858
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2026
- Fax
- (985) 892-6965
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200630001708); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 130 Lakeview Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anita Kanagala, MD PHDFamily Medicine Physician1962493569
- Melissa Lumpkin, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1306181466
Verify Shanti Akasapu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 322964Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,586 Medicare Part D claims for 339 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate109 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium98 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium66 claims
- Lisinopril48 claims
- Gabapentin47 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium41 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $116.06
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Crescent City Physicians IncNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shanti Akasapu among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Shanti Akasapu, MD is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
62 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Covington
They are 62 of the 1,868 NPPES records with a practice address in Covington, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Shanti Akasapu, MD's NPI number?
Shanti Akasapu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912357005, issued on Jun 20, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shanti Akasapu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 130 Lakeview Cir, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 892-6858. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shanti Akasapu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 322964, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shanti Akasapu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shanti Akasapu, MD had 1,586 Medicare Part D claims for 339 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shanti Akasapu, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.